Will Tan

Will leads our coverage of asset management, hedge funds and family offices. A top hedge fund headhunter and a leading talent strategist in the alternative investment industry, he focuses on team builds and leadership searches for boutique and global fund managers across liquid and illiquid strategies.

Will started his career with Salomon Smith Barney in equity research. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from the University of Massachusetts and completed the General Management Program at the Wharton School in 2019.

June Tan

June leads the Finance and Middle Office recruiting functions at Principle Partners, including Legal and Compliance, Operations and Office Managers/Executive Assistants, ranging from Manager to Executive level. June has been proactively connecting and mapping out talent in Asset Management, Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments across Asia for the past 5 years at Principle Partners.

Prior to joining Principle Partners, June spent 7 years of her career at PwC as an Auditor. June, who is a Singaporean, holds a Bachelor of Business in Accountancy from RMIT and is a Chartered Accountant of Singapore.

Jamie Chua

Jamie Chua is based in the Singapore office and specializes in Middle & Back office functions. Drawing on her executive search background in trust, corporate services and asset management, Jamie actively engages with professionals in this sector to deliver tailored talent solutions to her clients.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Kelvin Koh

Kelvin specializes in front-office investment-related searches for global and Asia-based hedge funds, focusing on strategies across equity, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. He has a track record of placing mid to senior positions.

Previously, he was an auditor at KPMG, where he focused on covering the energy and technology sectors.

Kelvin holds a Bachelor of Accountancy with Honours (Merit) from Nanyang Technological University.

Carrie Cheung

Carrie is the Managing Director of Principle Partners Hong Kong and is responsible for their coverage of the Greater China region and Japan. She has extensive experience in electronic and systematic trading and has worked at global financial institutions including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan and BNP Paribas. Prior to joining Principle Partners, Carrie was COO for APAC equity trading at Citadel Securities and before that, was Head of Electronic Trading APAC at BNP Paribas.

She has over 20 years in the industry and is recognised in the buyside and sellside for her expertise in electronic and quantitative trading. Carrie was also the first female and foreign co-chair of the Japan FPL (FIX Protocol Limited) chapter and was recently recognized as a Trailblazer at the Markets Media inaugural Women in Finance Asia Awards.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and is a certified executive coach from The Coach Partnership.

Henry Pao

Henry has circa 6 years of highly specialised experience within quantitative trading technology recruitment, focussing on niche mandates. He covers candidates across Applications and Infrastructure and has made many successful placements into leading hedge funds, high frequency trading firms, investment banks, cryptocurrency firms and trading solution providers. With his experience managing and developing teams of Consultants, Henry currently leads our Technology recruitment function.

Henry holds a Bachelor in Accounting & Finance from the University of Warwick.

Gordon Wong

Gordon covers non-investment functions hiring at Principle Partners, including Legal and Compliance, Risk, Operations, Office Managers/Executive Assistant and other non-trading function. Prior to joining Principle Partners, Gordon has worked in other industry leading search companies specialized in the financial service field.

Before joining the recruitment industry, Gordon spent 6 years of his career at Standard Chartered Bank across Compliance, Operations and Risk Management function. Gordon holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of York.

Vicky Wong

Vicky specializes in recruitment for systematic and quantitative investment roles across Asia. Her expertise spans various positions, including quant researchers, traders, strategists, and portfolio managers. She actively engages in connecting with and identifying top talent in the quantitative field. Starting her career in recruitment in 2021, Vicky has gained valuable experience in buy-side front office and sell-side FICC roles before joining Principle Partners.

She earned her Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Management and Marketing, from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Chloe Wong

Chloe specializes in quantitative trading technology within APAC. These range from application development to infrastructure, including quantitative developer and data roles as well. Prior to joining Principle Partners, she gained invaluable experience at a renowned recruitment firm that was focused on hiring technology-related positions.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Bristol.

Jag Dhaliwall

Jag has spent the last three decades building deep relationships with Private Equity executives and investment bankers from Singapore to Tokyo as a Bloomberg News finance reporter and a buyside talent strategist.

Jag, who hails from Kuala Lumpur, specializes in Private Equity, Venture Capital and Tech, having completed 9 maiden PE and 2 Corp Dev/Strategy team builds across Southeast Asia, as well as targeted senior searches. He graduated from RMIT University, Australia with a Bachelor of Business in Accountancy and completed the General Management Program at the Wharton School in 2019.

Jessica Wee

Jessica specialises in Investment roles. She joined Principle Partners in 2022 and her clients include Investment Banks, Corporates and Private Equity. Prior to joining Principle Partners, she spent 13 years at CIMB Investment Bank in Institutional Stockbroking and Private Banking where she built a deep network with many major corporates in Malaysia. She continues to be passionate about personal finance.

Jessica is a Malaysian citizen with a Bachelor of Law at Oxford Brookes University, LLB (Hons.). She has obtained her Certificate of Legal Practice in Malaysia.

She is an active foodie and is the Honorary Treasurer of the International Food & Wine Society, Kuala Lumpur.

Jeemy Syahrul

Jeemy has 3 years of recruitment experience, covering front-office  Private Equity, Venture Capital and investment banking. He has worked on both client engagement and candidate management, including market mapping, building relationships, offer management and post-placement services.

Jeemy is fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in English for Professional Communication from MARA Technological University.

He is also a fitness enthusiast who loves powerlifting.

Michelle Chen

Michelle specializes in both research and candidate due diligence, across a spectrum of sectors, including Private Equity, Investment Banking and Management Consulting and Corporates in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

Prior to the search industry, she has over 15 years of experience in Process Improvement, Service Performance Management, Project Management, Change Management, and Business Development, gained from diverse industries including Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, and Financial Services.

Michelle holds a Bachelor of Business Information Systems from Charles Sturt University, Australia and is proficient both in English and Bahasa Malaysia. She is passionate about traveling, exploring local cultures through food, and enjoys the thrill of driving fast cars on the open road.